-ern

an adjective suffix occurring with names of directions: northern; southern.

Origin of -ern

Middle English, Old English -erne; cognate with Old High German -rōni (as in nordrōni northern)

Words nearby -ern

-ent, -eous, -er, -erel, -ergic, -ern, -eroo, -ers, -ery, -es, -esce